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- Dr. Alunyu Andrew Egwar
Dr. Alunyu Andrew Egwar
- Senior Lecturer
- aalunyu@gmail.com
- (+256)-772 898977 /702 898977
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Education & Qualifications
- PhD in Information Systems, Makerere University, Uganda
- Master of Science in Data Communications and Software Engineering, Makerere University, Uganda
- Bachelor of Science in Education, Mbarara University of Science & Technology, Uganda
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Selected Publications
- Francis, O., Andrew, D. A., Andrew, D. L., & Okello, D. A. R. (2026). A Structured Analytical Review of Cyber-Physical Systems and Edge Computing Architectures for Soil Health Monitoring in Uganda: A Case Study of the Eastern Region Agricultural Sector. International Journal of Computing and Engineering, 8(1), 78–92. https://ideas.repec.org/a/bhx/ojijce/v8y2026i1p78-92id3479.html
- Idarous, S. S., Ocen, G. G., Mwase, A., & Alunyu, A. E. (2025). Digital Evidence Lifecycle Management Framework in Courts of Law (DELM-C): A Case of Zanzibar High Courts. Journal of Cybersecurity, 2025(7), 359–375. https://doi.org/Doi:10.32604/jcs.2025.066979
- Oli, T., Ocen, G., Egwar, A., … M. A.-… and practical cyber, & 2025, U. (2025). Establishing a Comprehensive Digital Evidence Storage Management Framework for Judiciary Criminal Investigation and Prosecution: A Case Study of Arua City, Uganda. Scientific and Practical Cyber Security Journal, 9(3): 32 – 40 ISSN 2587-4667.
- Alunyu, A. E., Amiyo, M. R., & Nabukenya, J. (2024). Contextualised digital health communication infrastructure standards for resource-constrained settings: Perception of digital health stakeholders regarding suitability for Uganda’s health system. PLOS Digital Health, 3(9), e0000603. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000603
- Alunyu Egwar, A., Amiyo, M. R., & Nabukenya, J. (2024). Framework for standardizing digital health in resource-constrained settings: a case study of Uganda’s digital health communication infrastructure. Oxford Open Digital Health, 2, oqae018. https://doi.org/10.1093/oodh/oqae018
- Wamema, J., Alunyu A., Amiyo, M., & Nabukenya, J. (2023). Enterprise Architecture Requirements for Standardising Digital Health in Uganda’s Health System. Health Policy and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100805
- Alunyu, A. E., Amiyo, R.M., & Nabukenya, J. (2023). State of Digital Health Communication Infrastructure in LMICs: Theory, Standards and Factors Affecting Their Implementation. K. Daimi et al. (eds.), In Current and Future Trends in Health and Medical Informatics, Studies in Computational Intelligence (Vol. 1112, pp. 109–134). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. ISBN978-3-031-42111-2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42112-9_6
- Nabukenya, J., Drumright, L., Alunyu, A. E., & Semwanga, A. R. (2023). Critical risk and success factors for sustainability of an electronic health data capture, processing and dissemination platform for Uganda. Health Informatics Journal, 29(2),14604582231180576. https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582231180576
- Nabukenya, J., Alunyu, A. E., Drumright, L., Semwanga, A. R., & Kasasa, S. (2023). Feasibility and utility of Point-of-Care electronic clinical data capture in Uganda’s healthcare system: A qualitative study. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, ocad034. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad034
- Alex, M., Gilibrays Ocen, G., Lusiba, B., Twaibu, S., Andrew Eguar, A., Davis, M., & Odongtoo, G. (2022). A Process Model to Enhance the Accuracy of Digital Forensic Investigations: A case of National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA-Uganda). East African Journal of Information Technology, 5(1), 216–243. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajit.5.1.1015
- Bosco Wafula, J., Gilibrays Ocen, G., Matovu, D., Alunyu, A. E., Odongtoo, G., Bongomin, O., Omara, T., & Semwogerere, T. (2022). An application-based framework for curbing mobile phone-related crimes: Results of a preliminary study in Eastern Uganda. Research Square, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1639664/v1
- Mboto, P., Ocen, G. G., Owomugisha, G., Alunyu, A. E., Matovu, D., Semwogerere, T., & Rwahwire, S. (2022). Comparative Analysis and Development of Mobile Device Authentication Framework for Corporate Networks. Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science, 14(2), 33–46. https://doi.org/10.9734/AJRCOS/2022/v14i230335
- Alunyu, A.; Wamema, J.; Kiwanuka, A.; Bagyendera, M.; Amiyo, M.; Kambugu, A. and Nabukenya, J. (2021). Investigating the Impediments to Accessing Reliable, Timely and Integrated Electronic Patient Data in Healthcare Sites in Uganda. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies – Volume 5 HEALTHINF: HEALTHINF, ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, pages 522-532. DOI: 10.5220/0010266705220532
- Kiwanuka, A.; Bagyendera, M.; Wamema, J.; Alunyu, A.; Amiyo, M.; Kambugu, A. and Nabukenya, J. (2021). Establishing the State of Practice about Data Standards in Monitoring Healthcare Interventions for HIV in Uganda’s EMR-based Health Information Systems. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies – Volume 5 HEALTHINF: HEALTHINF, ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, pages 200-211. 10.5220/0010264302000211
- Kisembo, I. M., Ocen, G. G., Bongomin, O., Alunyu, A. E., Nibikora, I., Matovu, D., & Bwire, F. (2021). An algorithm for improving email security on the android operating system in the industry 4.0 era. Journal of Engineering, 2021(1). 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4690611
- Sekamwa, U., Semwogerere, T., Ocen, G. G., Lusiba, B., Alunyu, A., & Matovu, D. (2021). RFID-Based Automated Supermarket Self-Billing System. East African Journal of Information Technology, 1(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajit.4.1.488
- Alunyu, A. E., Wamema, J., Kiwanuka, A., & Bagyendera, M. (2020). Factors that Influence Potential Success of eHealth Standards Adoption in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: a review. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 7(1), 24 -37. https://doi.org/10.12856/JHIA-2020-v7-i1-274
- Alunyu, A. E., Munene, D., & Nabukenya, J. (2020). Towards a Digital Health Curriculum for Health Workforce for the African Region: A Scoping Review. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 7(1), 38 – 54. https://doi.org/10.12856/JHIA-2020-v7-i1-265
- Egwar, A., Ssekibuule, R. and Nabukenya, J. (February, 2020). Towards Adoption of Standards for Communication Infrastructure/Technologies in Healthcare Systems in LMICs: Theories, Practice and Evaluation. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2020) – Volume 5: HEALTHINF, pages 735-744. ISBN: 978- 989-758-398-8. DOI: 10.5220/0009171907350744
- Egwar, A., Ssekibuule, R. and Nabukenya, J. (February, 2020). Status of Resources for Information Technology to Support Health Information Exchange in Resource-constrained Settings. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2020) – Volume 5: HEALTHINF, pages 463-471. ISBN: 978-989-758-398-8. DOI: 10.5220/0008970004630471
- Alunyu, A. E., Ocen, G. G., Odongtoo, G., Matovu, D., Kiwanuka, A., & Emmanuel, E. I. L. U. (2019, May). Standards for Sensor Technologies that Support Mobile Patient Health Monitoring in Resource Constrained Settings. In 2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) (pp. 1-10). IEEE. DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764823
- Alunyu, E. A., & Nabukenya, J. (December, 2018). A Conceptual Model for Adaptation of eHealth Standards by Low and Middle-Income Countries. J Health Inform Afr. 2018;5(2):10-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12856/JHIA-2018-v5-i2-199
- Alunyu E. A., Bwire, F., Arinaitwe, I., Male, V., Mpirirwe, H., Baguma, K., Kamukama, I., Ndagire, L., & Nabukenya, J. (2018). A Collaborative Curriculum Review: Applicability to Higher Education Institutions. Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 390–399. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2018.052
- Egwar, A. A., & Rai, I. A. (2009, August). Power aware differentiated routing (PADR) in wireless sensor networks. In 2009 Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
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